Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

It was by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations during question time today. In response to a question about the Cowra abattoir, the minister suggested that I had quoted selectively from the administrator’s report by referring to what I described as ‘questionable transfers of money’. I refer to page 12 of the administrator’s report in respect of those matters. The administrator says that ‘our inquiry as to the nature of the loan accounts continue’, and on page 16 the report says:

We will lodge a report with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, together with our further comments, detailing the results of our investigations together with possible offences, which may have been committed by company officers.

I think that justifies the use of the word ‘questionable’.

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